Film
Blazing Saddles at 50: the button-pushing spoof that could never get made today
The 1974 spin on westerns sees Mel Brooks pointing at the absurdity of racism and the history of human evil while always ensuring a steady stream of laughter
Scott Tobias
07, Feb, 2024 @9:11 AM
Ping Pong review – cheerful, far-fetched caper that dives into London’s 1980s Chinatown
This mystery comedy from 1986 stars Lucy Sheen, and has some pointed comments on the racism Chinese communities faced in the UK
Peter Bradshaw
07, Feb, 2024 @9:00 AM
The Settlers review – ultra-violent study of Chile’s butchery of its indigenous people
Europe’s early 20th-century exploitation of Tierra del Fuego is told in an unsparingly bloody drama-thriller by first-time director Felipe Gálvez Haberle
Peter Bradshaw
07, Feb, 2024 @7:00 AM
Carl Weathers obituary
American actor who starred as Sylvester Stallone’s heavyweight boxing opponent Apollo Creed in the Rocky films
Ryan Gilbey
06, Feb, 2024 @9:57 PM
‘It’s a public health issue’: inside the fight to change Native American mascots
As a team with a Native logo prepares to play at the Super Bowl, a timely documentary asks for sports to again reconsider the use of stereotypes
Adrian Horton
06, Feb, 2024 @6:35 PM
From Ferrari to The Iron Claw: this season’s Oscarbait movies that missed
While Oppenheimer, Poor Things and Barbie made an impression with voters, there were other big bets that didn’t quite pay off
Benjamin Lee
06, Feb, 2024 @5:38 PM
‘Ryan Gosling asked me if he could have Ken underpants’: Barbie costume designer Jacqueline Durran spills her secrets
She is the wardrobe maestro every star craves – and her pink-infused genius on Barbie could bag her yet another Oscar. From Margot Robbie’s jazzy jumpsuit to that Keira Knightley green dress, the British legend relives her finest creations
Ellie Violet Bramley
06, Feb, 2024 @4:34 PM
The Seeding review – redneck-biblical horror-thriller offers perverse Edenic refuge
Scott Haze shines as a man who takes shelter with a mysterious woman in a tin shack at the bottom of a canyon
Phil Hoad
06, Feb, 2024 @1:00 PM
Which Brings Me to You review – mostly charming romcom is worth puckering up for
Lucy Hale and Nat Wolff are relatable and startlingly easy on the eye in this likable tale that’s carrying slightly too much plot luggage
Catherine Bray
06, Feb, 2024 @11:00 AM
Table for Six 2 review – second round of hit couples comedy heads for the wedding party
Much anticipated sequel to the successful 2022 Hong Kong film doesn’t make the best use of its gifted ensemble
Phuong Le
06, Feb, 2024 @9:00 AM
Dogwatch review – seagoing mercenaries take on pirates in homoerotic meditation
Gregoris Rentis’s documentary tells the stories of three private guards waiting for an attack that never comes, but the socio-political reasons for their existence is never fully explored
Phuong Le
06, Feb, 2024 @7:00 AM
Bruce Willis’ wife writing book about being his caregiver after dementia diagnosis
Announcing her untitled book, set to be published in 2025, Emma Heming Willis recalls having ‘close to no resources or support’ after her husband’s diagnosis
Sian Cain
06, Feb, 2024 @2:29 AM
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